Zynga unleashes zombies on smartphones (AFP) 
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Mewes News #3: Fresh Prince
N.J. mom didn't know son was put in washing machine (Entertainment Weekly) (A New Jersey woman whose 1-year-old son made national news when a video went viral of him trapped in a tumbling washing machine says she had no idea what happened until police showed her the video Wednesday, the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill reports. Sakia David said her son, Saimier Bush, was taken to the Federal Laundromat in Camden on May 11 by his baby-sitter. Police alerted her after learning of the incident from news accounts.)
Will Smith slaps reporter who tries to kiss him in Moscow (Toronto Star)(Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black III.” The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to Madonna and called her “my princess.”)
CBS axes 'CSI: Miami (Toronto Star)(David Caruso has whipped off those sunglasses for the final time: CBS has cancelled veteran drama series “CSI: Miami,” as well the freshman dramas “Unforgettable,” “A Gifted Man,” “NYC 22,” and the comedy “Rob.” The star of “A Gifted Man” took to Twitter to vent about the news. “CSI: Miami,” which premiered in 2002, is the first series in the network’s “CSI” franchise to be cancelled. “CSI” has aired since 2000, and underwent a revamp this season with the addition of Ted Danson to the cast. “CSI: NY” is also expected back next season.)
Kevin Smith on his new Hulu film-appreciation show 'Spoilers': 'It's a weird dream come true' (Entertainment Weekly) (Kevin Smith may be retiring from making movies, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving the world of movie making any time soon. Further expanding his online empire beyond his popular podcasts (excuse me, Smodcasts), Smith and Hulu are teaming up for Spoilers, a cinema-appreciation show where the Clerks director tells EW he and his guests “won’t review movies, but revere them.”)
Cable companies to expand free Wi-Fi (CNN) (If you buy Internet access through your cable provider, your subscription is about to get much more mobile. Five of the nation's largest cable providers, including Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC, Fortune 500), Cablevision (CVC, Fortune 500), Bright House and Cox, announced on Monday that they will allow customers of any of the other four services to use their free Wi-Fi hotspots when traveling outside their home network area.)
Top 10 Tech This Week (Mashable)(The futuristic tech we found this week was so radical, it was getting hard for us to separate fantasy from reality. The week was swarming with future cars, efficient aircraft, brand-new Windows 8 screenshots, yet another peek at the iPhone 5 with its almost-confirmed bigger screen, and even a sexy new way to take a shower.)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mewes News #2: World Record!
Man Sets Fist-Pumping World Record (Time) (Put your hands in the air for James Peterson. While some people climb mountains, run long distances, save lives or launch companies that make billions of dollars, the 34-year-old Ohio man has made his mark for posterity by creating and setting a world record for fist-pumping.)
Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift (Yahoo) (He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO. Facebook's chief executive turned 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start selling stock to the public for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday. The IPO could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion, making it worth more than such iconic companies as Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.)
Log out of Facebook before committing robbery (The Inquirer)(TWO MEN HAVE LEARNED THE LESSON about not signing out of personal accounts when using public computers. They have been arrested. Not because they were stupid enough to not protect their own privacy, well not directly at least, but because they chose not to sign out before refusing, with some violence, to pay their tab.)
Angry Birds Maker Posted Revenue of $106.3 Million in 2011 (New York Times)(Brightly colored birds are not just good for blowing up evil pigs. They are also proving profitable. Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the Angry Birds franchise, racked up revenue of $106.3 million last year and posted earnings before tax of $67.6 million. “The strong growth in revenue clearly demonstrates the popularity of the Angry Birds brand,” Mikael Hed, Rovio’s chief executive, said in a statement. “The heavy investments made in 2011 to all business areas will be seen in future products.”)
iPad mini to debut during second half of 2012? (CNET)(Apple has reportedly already tagged LCD suppliers for an iPad mini, with an eye toward launching the tablet in the second half of the year. This latest scuttlebut comes courtesy of Taiwan news outlet Liberty Times (English translation). Citing the usual, vague "market rumors" but also a report from Japanese securities firm Macquarie, the Liberty Times said the iPad mini could start shipping by the end of the third quarter with a goal of 6 million units.)
#1. Instagram Socialmatic
#2. Brookstone Portable Fuel Cell Charger
#3. Audi Electric Bike
#4. Auto Hop
#5. Unbreakable Smart Phone Screen
#6. iPad Mini
#7. One Wire Monitor
#8. Dual Tap Faucet
#9. Space Taxi
#10. Russian satellite
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Mewes News for Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Matt Groening's Star Unveiled on Hollywood Walk of Fame (Hollywood Patch) (Matt Groening, whose crudely drawn cartoon strip for an alternative newspaper led to the creation of The Simpsons, received the 2,461st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday. Hank Azaria, who supplies the voices of Springfield Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, bartender Moe Szyslak and several other Simpsons characters, Yeardley Smith, who supplies the voice of Maggie Simpson, and Nancy Cartwright, who provides the voice of Bart Simpson, were among those joining Groening at the ceremony at 7021 Hollywood Blvd., near the star for The Simpsons.)
Man jailed 5 days without water seeks $20 million (Emirates 247)(A California university student left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly five days without food or water has filed a claim for up to $20 million in compensation, saying he suffered kidney failure and nearly died as a result. The five-page notice, a precursor to a lawsuit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, was sent Wednesday to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration by a lawyer for the student, Daniel Chong, who has said he was forced to drink his own urine to stay alive.)
'Avengers' Box Office: Can Anything Compete? (Hollywood.com) (This weekend, the summer movie season got off to a massive start, with the The Avengers taking in an unfathomable box office gross — $207 million by the time Walt Disney Pictures was done crunching the numbers. Today, the Marvel's superhero epic breached the $700 million worldwide mark, making it a clear success in only its first week in American theaters. At first glance, 2012 may already have its clear winner for biggest box office success of the year.)
(BUS DRIVER NOTE: In case you didn't hear, The Comic Book Men are coming back for a 16 episode Season 2!)
iPhone 5 due in September? (PC Authority) (Apple’s iPhone 5 should go on sale this September with an expected announcement at the Apple WWDC on June 11th. Pegatron, an Apple manufacturer, has just received orders for the new iPhone 5 with a launch date of September. We’re hoping to see it on June 11th but it looks like getting our own might take a little longer than expected.)
Activision Blizzard says Black Ops II may be the biggest Call of Duty ever (Venture Beat)(Activision Blizzard said that the fan reaction to the initial disclosure about its upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II video game suggests it will be the biggest game in the history of the franchise. That’s a big expectation, considering that last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was a huge hit. But pre-orders for Black Ops 2, a sequel in terms of storyline to 2010′s Call of Duty: Black Ops, have set new records, the company said in an analyst call today.)
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